Ciclo Vital Familiar según Duvall

Forces pulling family members closer together.

Forces pushing family members apart.

Sequence of family members across different generations.

Transitional challenge impacting family, from biological, social and psychological factors.

Actions families undertake to manage changes and crises, internally and externally.

Series of stages (or phases) families pass through over time.

Family's equilibrium; ability to adapt to change; responding to new needs.

Different family structures (e.g. no kids, divorce, adoption, new marriage)

A family structure where children may grow up in various environments, including single-parent homes (never married or divorced), or same-sex parent households.

Factors like socioeconomic status that affect family structures and dynamics.

Families with lower incomes often have extended family living together, differing from the traditional nuclear family model.

Families headed by only one parent, often the mother.

Families in which three or four generations (grandparents, children, and grandchildren) live together.

A stage in family life where adult children have left home.

Distinct phases families experience over their lifespan, from formation to later stages.

The ability to have a healthy, autonomous relationship with one's own family of parents, for successful relationship building.

This stage involves shared joy witnessing children's growth, strengthening marital ties, and dealing with the prospect of children leaving home.

Marks a family's ability to cope with initial separation.

Parents must support and foster their children's independence.

Increased free time prompts women to consider career ambitions but may feel insecure about their skills and abilities.

The cultural expectation of being a homemaker and mother becomes a challenge as children require less attention.

Women may feel their role is less significant compared to their husbands during this stage.

Families evaluate and adjust to changing family dynamics related to children

Balancing work & family responsibilities.

The challenges and adjustments parents face when raising young children, impacting relationships, roles, and individual well-being.

The renegotiation of roles, responsibilities, and priorities that parents undertake when their children arrive.

Children's growing independence and exploration during pre-school years; a new stage of development, requiring parental awareness and careful guidance.

Excessive parental protection; it can hinder a child's growth, leading to psychological distress and limiting their development and autonomy.

The unique struggles mothers face navigating the demands of childcare, often feeling isolated from adult responsibilities and expectations.

The importance of fathers as a source of stability and support – both materially and emotionally – within the family.

The family's dynamic adaptation to the addition of a child; encompassing parental, familial and personal responses.

Challenges of balancing work responsibilities with the evolving needs of a preschool-aged child; leading to potential strain within roles and responsibilities,

Actions to maintain physical, mental, and emotional well-being.

Actions to look after mental and emotional well-being.

Actions to take care of social surroundings and relationships.

Actions specific to particular roles (e.g., parenting, caregiving, or migration).

Important for preventing mental health issues and promoting overall health.

The biological and sexual growth of adolescents, alongside their separation from their families.

Parents' midlife crises and potential separation/individuation, possibly overlapping with their children's adolescent development.

Parents excessively focusing on competing with their adolescent children regarding achievements, either in sports, or other aspects of life.

The family's responsibility to support the separation and individuation process for adolescents.

The expected departure of children from the home, a normal and natural life transition.

Challenges experienced by parents as their children leave home, possibly leading to marital difficulties or new interests.

The need for parents to balance maintaining appropriate boundaries while allowing adolescents the freedom they need.

Parents' need to find new interests outside of their children to support and encourage children's independence after they abandon the home to start their own families.